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Enforcement Decree of the Immigration Act — Article 88-11 (Performance of entrusted administrative affairs, such as issuance of refugee travel documents)

출입국관리법 시행령 제88조의11

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2025-06-01. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-10-02) — check the Korean original.

(1) Pursuant to Article 76-8 of the Act, the Minister of Justice shall entrust the performance of the following administrative work to the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office or the head of a branch office having jurisdiction over a place of stay: <Amended on May 8, 2018; Aug. 16, 2022>

1. Receipt of applications for issuance or reissuance of a refugee travel document under Articles 88-6 (1) and 88-7 (2);

2. Examination of applicants, including verifying identity of applicants;

3. Production of refugee travel documents;

4. Issuance, reissuance, and delivery of refugee travel documents under Articles 88-6 (2) and 88-7 (4);

5. Collection of fees under Article 87 of the Act;

6. Other administrative affairs that the Minister of Justice deems necessary to entrust in connection with the issuance and reissuance of refugee travel documents.

(2) The Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office or the head of a branch office having jurisdiction over a place of stay shall report the current status of administrative affairs entrusted pursuant to paragraph (1) to the Minister of Justice. <Amended on May 8, 2018>

(3) Where the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office or the head of a branch office having jurisdiction over a place of stay rejects an application for issuing or reissuing a refugee travel document filed by an alien who falls under the proviso of Article 76-5 (1) of the Act, he or she shall report the fact to the Minister of Justice. <Amended on May 8, 2018>[This Article Wholly Amended on Sep. 29, 2016][Moved from Article 88-10; previous Article 88-11 moved to Article 88-12 <Aug. 16, 2022>]

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